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Recognised as Colour

#48758B

  • #48758B
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#48758B is a cyan with RGB values 72, 117, 139 and HSL 200°, 32%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#48758B#48758B
HEX#48758B
RGBrgb(72, 117, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.4588, 0.5451
RGB percentages28.2%, 45.9%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(199.7, 31.8%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.7, 48.2%, 54.5%)
CMYK48.2%, 15.8%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,748,683
CSS custom property--colour: #48758B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#B78A74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A738Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#606C8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#287B7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 11.1Light slate grey · ΔE 12.7Steel blue · ΔE 17.1Dim grey · ΔE 19.3Cadetblue · ΔE 20.1Gray · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 11.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8B5E48
Analogous#488B80, #48538B
Triadic#8B4875, #758B48
Split complementary#8B4853, #8B8048
Tetradic#80488B, #8B5E48, #538B48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0D5DF
Lighter +30%#9FBECD
Lighter +20%#7DA7BC
Lighter +10%#5C91AA
Darker −10%#375969
Darker −20%#253C48
Darker −30%#142026
Darker −40%#020405
More saturated +25%#2E7EA5
Less saturated −25%#626C71

Channel breakdown

R72
G117
B139
Red72 (28.2%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue199.7°
Saturation (HSL)31.75%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 48 · G 75 · B 8B

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